How to do research : a practical guide to designing and managing research projects

How to do research : a practical guide to designing and managing research projects /

This new edition of Nick Moore's highly successful "How to do Research" offers an accessible guide to the complete research process. It focuses on the day-to-day requirements of project, managing a piece of research right through from the formulation of the initial idea, to the develo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moore, Nick
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Facet, 2006.
Edition:3rd rev. ed.
Subjects:
Research > Methodology.
Online Access:Full text (Emerson users only)
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Table of Contents:
  • Title page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 The research process
  • 1 Develop the research objectives
  • Defining the research issue
  • Articulating the research aim
  • Specifying the objectives
  • SUMMARY
  • 2 Design and plan the study
  • Resource constraints
  • Selecting the most appropriate methods
  • Seven principles of selection
  • Using subcontractors
  • Schedule the work
  • Calculate the cost
  • SUMMARY
  • 3 Write the proposal
  • The purposes of research proposals
  • The structure of research proposals
  • SUMMARY
  • 4 Obtain financial support for the researchThe sources of responsive funding
  • Approaching the funder
  • Responding to calls for tender
  • SUMMARY
  • 5 Manage the research
  • The project plan
  • Launching the project
  • Make a start
  • Monitoring progress
  • The problem stages
  • Advisory and steering committees
  • Living with your funder
  • SUMMARY
  • 6 Draw conclusions and make recommendations
  • Analyse and synthesize the results
  • Draw your conclusions
  • Make recommendations
  • SUMMARY
  • 7 Write the report
  • Structure
  • ""Writing in style""""Presentation""; ""SUMMARY""; ""8 Disseminate the results""; ""Summary findings and press releases""; ""Conference papers""; ""Journal articles""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Part 2 Methods""; ""9 Introducing research methods""; ""Collecting data""; ""Analysis â€? converting data into information""; ""SUMMARY""; ""10 Desk research""; ""Literature and internet searching""; ""Statistical data""; ""SUMMARY""; ""11 Analysing desk research""; ""Common principles""; ""SUMMARY""; ""12 Collecting quantitative data""; ""Sampling""; ""Self-completion questionnaire surveys""
  • Interview surveysPostscript
  • SUMMARY
  • 13 Analysing quantitative data
  • Processing the data
  • Interpreting the results
  • SUMMARY
  • 14 Collecting qualitative data
  • Semi-structured interviews
  • Depth interviews
  • Focus groups
  • Capturing the data
  • SUMMARY
  • 15 Analysing qualitative data
  • Basic principles of analysis
  • The practice of analysis
  • SUMMARY
  • 16 Sources of further reading
  • Appendix The market for information professionals
  • Aim and objectives
  • Methods
  • Timescale
  • The Policy Studies Institute
  • Project staffCosts
  • References
  • Index

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